[Tip] Hidden Secret Cat Collecting Easter Egg in Google Android 7.0 Nougat

We know that all Google Android versions come with a hidden secret Easter egg such as Android 5.0 and 6.0 versions come with “Flappy Bird” Easter egg.

Now the new Android 7.0 Nougat version has become available in many Android smartphones which also come with a new secret Easter egg which is called “Android Neko” cat-collecting Easter egg.

Unlike previous Easter eggs, revealing and playing this Easter egg is a little bit complicated, so today in this tutorial we are going to share a detailed step-by-step procedure to activate this hidden secret Easter egg in all Android 7.0 Nougat devices.

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Following steps were used to reveal Easter egg in Android 7.0 Nougat firmware installed on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge mobile phone but similar steps will work in all other Android 7.0 Nougat based smartphones:

STEP 1:

First of all open Settings and then go to About Device section in your mobile phone. Now tap on Software Info option and then tap 4-5 times on Android Version option quickly.

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STEP 2:

A new screen will be shown containing a big “N” logo. Quickly tap 4-5 times on the “N” logo and then tap and hold on the logo. A small cat emoji will appear at the bottom of the screen.

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STEP 3:

Swipe down the status bar from the top to show mini notification panel. Again swipe down it to show full notification panel. Now tap on the 3-dots icon and select Edit option.

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STEP 4:

Now you’ll see a new Cat face “????” icon present at the bottom of edit icons screen.

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Tap and hold on this icon and drag-n-drop the icon to the top to add it in the notification panel.

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STEP 5:

Close the screen and again open notification panel and now you’ll see a new “Empty Dish” icon in the notification panel.

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STEP 6:

Tap on “Empty Dish” icon and a new fly-out will appear on the screen containing 4 food items: Bits, Fish, Chicken and Treat.

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STEP 7:

Tap on any food item and it’ll be put in the empty dish plate.

Now wait for a few minutes and after waiting for some time, a notification “A cat is here” will appear from “Android Neko“.

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STEP 8:

Tap on the notification and the cat will be collected. The cat-collecting screen will be shown containing the cat captured by you.

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You can tap on the cat icon to rename it. If you press and hold on the cat icon, you’ll get share and delete options.

Follow Step 6 again to put another food item in the plate and keep collecting different cats.

You can tap and hold on the “Empty Dish” icon in notification panel to access the cat collecting screen to see how many cats have been collected by you.

Published in: Mobiles and Internet

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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